1. I or Me?
Using I or Me

2. When you write about
yourself, you use the
pronouns I or me.

3. I like to go to church.

4. He gave the book to
me.

5. If the pronoun appears
in the subject of a
sentence, use I.
•I was late for school.
PredicateSubject

6. If the pronoun appears
in the predicate part of
the sentence, use me.
• Sherry went home with me.
PredicateSubject

7. Using I and Me With
Another Name
Sometimes we combine the
pronouns I and me with another
person.
• Betsy and I like to read.
• The TV was too loud for Rob
and me.

8. When using I and me
with another person,
always put other
person’s name first.

9. Bobby and I broke the
blue lamp.

10. Sit beside Terry and me.

11. So when do you use I or
me with the other
person’s name?

12. The And Trick!
• Cover the word “and” plus
the other person’s name.
Read the sentence and
listen for the correct
pronoun.

13. The And Trick!
• Robert and I walked home.

14. The And Trick!
• Give the paper to Steve and me.

15. You try it!
• Find the sentence that
correctly uses I and
me.

16. Which sentence is
correct?
• Mike and I worked for hours.
• Mike and me worked for hours.

17. Which sentence is
correct?
• Bob and I rode the bus.
• Bob and me rode the bus.

18. Which sentence is
correct?
• Help Gary and me paint this.
• Help Gary and I paint this.

19. Which sentence is
correct?
• She sits behind Sue and I.
• She sits behind Sue and me.

20. Which sentence is
correct?
• Everyone looked at Hal and I.
• Everyone looked at Hal and me.

21. Which sentence
correctly uses I or me?
• Mother and I love ice cream.
• Mother and me love ice cream.

22. Which sentence
correctly uses I or me?
• Mother and I love ice cream.
• Mother and me love ice cream.

23. Which sentence
correctly uses I or me?
Mother and I love ice cream.

24. Which sentence
correctly uses I or me?
• No one wanted help from Ted and
I.
• No one wanted help from Ted and
me.

25. Which sentence
correctly uses I or
me?
No one wanted help from Ted
and me.

26. Which sentence
correctly uses I or me?
• After Kathy and I finished, we put
our books away.
• After Kathy and me finished, we
put our books away.

27. Which sentence
correctly uses I or
me?
After Kathy and I finished, we
put our books away.

28. Which sentence
correctly uses I or me?
• Move the chair beside John and I.
• Move the chair beside John and
me.

29. Which sentence
correctly uses I or
me?
Move the chair beside John and
me.

30. Which sentence
correctly uses I or me?
• Mom opened the door for Nana and
I.
• Mom opened the door for Nana and
me.

31. Which sentence
correctly uses I or
me?
Mom opened the door for Nana
and me.

32. Remember the And
Test:
• When using I or me and another
person’s name, cover the word
“and” the other person’s name
to find which pronoun would be
used.